The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Craig Ferguson delivered an affable monologue Saturday night at the White House Correspondents Dinner. Not quite the tour de farce of Stephen Colbert from two years ago, but affable enough, as anyone who watches Ferguson on his late-night CBS program will attest. He got a couple of zingers in, more …
Happy St. Patrick’s Day, everybody. How are you celebrating? Are you going to be appearing on a late-night TV talk show? No? Well, then, who will? (Note: Listings subject to change) David Letterman…Monday: Rainn Wilson; Tuesday: Al Franken; Wednesday: Seth Meyers; Thursday: Vince Vaughn; Friday: Al Lubel Conan O’Brien…Monday: Lance …
The late-night TV talkers are back in action this week, so let’s take a look at which comedians and comedic actors will be making the rounds, shall we? David Letterman…Monday: Jim Carrey; Wednesday: Lewis Black; Friday: Brian Regan Conan O’Brien…Thursday: Harland Williams Jay Leno…Tuesday: Bob Saget; Wednesday: Bill Cosby; Thursday: …
Time again to check in with comedians and comedic actors making the late-night TV rounds… David Letterman (in repeats) — Thursday: Don Rickles Conan O’Brien (in repeats) — Monday: Howie Mandel Jay Leno (in repeats) — Wednesday: Larry the Cable Guy; Friday: Will Ferrell Jimmy Kimmel — Tuesday: Jackie Mason; …
Hooray! The WGA strike is over. Let’s declare a holiday! Wait. We’ve done that already? Great. Let’s schedule some comedic talents for all the late-night TV shows, then, and get on with it… David Letterman: Thursday, Steve Martin; Friday, Al Lubel. Conan O’Brien: Monday, Larry the Cable Guy; Tuesday, Bill …
Strike or no strike, the late-night TV shows go on, and here are the comedic talents already booked on WGA-approved Letterman and Ferguson shows… David Letterman: Monday, Jason Sudeikis; Wednesday, Martin Short; Friday, Bill Burr. Craig Ferguson: Friday, Bobby Miyamoto.
As WGA-AMPTP discussions continue, the late-night TV chatters continue with only David Letterman and Craig Ferguson’s shows having Writers Guild approval. With that, who’s on this week? David Letterman…Tuesday: Gary Mule Deer; Wednesday: Vince Vaughn (promoting his Wild West Comedy Show movie) Craig Ferguson…Tuesday: Sebastian Maniscalco; Friday: Mo’Nique
If you haven’t already forgotten, the WGA strike continues without a resolution. So count this as a reminder that the late-night chat shows are all on the air. David Letterman and Craig Ferguson remain the only WGA-approved shows. Comedians on the lineup for Letterman this week? Bill Cosby on Tuesday, …
Early major market ratings reports from Nielsen, as reported by the Hollywood Reporter, show more people still turned to Jay Leno and Conan O’Brien — without striking writers — than to David Letterman and Craig Ferguson, who returned with a new contract with the WGA. Story here. As I wrote …
Late-night TV will definitely be worth watching tonight as David Letterman and Craig Ferguson return with their writers, while Jay Leno and Conan O’Brien return without theirs. Letterman has Robin Williams and Lupe Fiasco on tonight’s scheduled program. Jay Leno’s schedule includes Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee, but his (Leno’s) …